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Submitted by maithuy on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 09:47
Vietnam will expand methadone programmes for drug addicts, considering it one of the most effective methods to prevent and reduce HIV infection, towards the target of bringing the ratio to below 0.3 percent by 2020.
  • 20 more methadone centres to be opened

Under a project to produce methadone domestically, the country aims to provide treatment to 80,000 addicts by 2015.

Methadone has proved to be effective in drug addiction detoxification and rehabilitation programmes.

Research projects in many countries show that US$1 spent on methadone treatment for drug addicts will help save US$7 on legal and medical costs.

In Vietnam, the average daily cost of methadone treatment for an addict is VND15,435 (US$0.73), half of which is spent on medicine. The cost is expected to fall once Vietnam is able to produce methadone.

VNA/VOV online

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